The administration of GBCAs into neuraxial space (i.e. epidural and intrathecal areas) is not FDA approved. When administered intrathecally, blood‐brain barrier does not play a role and contrast ...

As you say, not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections (similar to epidural but found to be more effective in a small trial) led to excellent or good ...

The researchers noted no statistical difference in successful analgesia within 30 minutes, paresthesia, difficult placement, replacement, intrathecal ... patients given epidural catheters for ...

involves instillation of normal saline into the epidural space soon after an intrathecal injection, with the aim to augment the sensory block height. Its clinical relevance lies in the possibility of ...

instructing all relevant NHS funded providers to transition to NRFit™ connectors for all intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks. Transition should be completed by 31 ...

The NHS has long used a range of medical devices with the universal Luer connector to administer medicines via different routes of administration, including the intravenous, intrathecal and epidural ...

Intrathecal morphine may be an applicable alternative to epidural anesthesia among patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy. Intrathecal morphine (ITM) may be a viable alternative to ...

The study is an open randomised controlled trial. The experimental treatment (intrathecal morphine) was compared with the standard care of postoperative analgesia (epidural analgesic) used in our ...

For each type of surgery, they were asked about the primary mode of analgesia they administer: intrathecal opioid, lumbar epidural analgesia, TEA, combined spinal epidural, patient controlled ...